Central African Red Colobus vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Piliocolobus foai compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Central African Red Colobus is Endangered while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central African Red Colobus	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Primates (Primata)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Piliocolobus	Cynopterus
Species	Piliocolobus foai	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Central African Red Colobus and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central African Red Colobus	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.